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Over 200 flights cancelled, 25 airports shut in Operation Sindoor aftermath

IndiGo, Air India and Air India Express are offering waivers on rescheduling charges or full refunds to affected passengers.

Around 200 flights were cancelled and operations were temporarily suspended at 18 airports.(Representational image/AP)

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Updated on May 07, 2025 08:33 PM IST

ByHT News Desk

Air India's flight to Israel diverted after missile attack at Tel Aviv airport

Air India said that the flight landed normally in Abu Dhabi and will soon return to Delhi.

Air India has announced that the flight between Delhi and Tel Aviv will remain suspended till May 6.(Reuters)

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Updated on May 04, 2025 06:04 PM IST

ByHT News Desk

Over 7,000 flights delayed as tornadoes and snow impact US holiday travel

Severe snow caused disruptions in U.S. holiday travel, with over 7,000 flights delayed and 200 canceled due to tornadoes in the southeast.

The tracking website FlightAware reports that more than 200 flights were cancelled and over 7,000 planes were delayed in the United States on Saturday.(REUTERS/representative)

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Published on Dec 29, 2024 07:32 AM IST

Reuters |

Low visibility disrupts flight ops at Lucknow Airport

Several flights were diverted due to inclement weather conditions and limitations related to crew training for landing in low visibility.

The diversions occurred because pilots were not trained for Category III (CAT III) instrument landing procedures, which are required for safely landing in such low-visibility conditions. (FOR REPRESENTATION)

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Updated on Nov 16, 2024 08:42 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Lucknow

‘Boarding chalu karao’: Angry Indigo passengers scream at staff in viral video

An undated video shows enraged Indigo passengers screaming at ground staff over a long delay in take-off.

Indigo passengers filmed screaming at ground staff over a flight delay.(X/@Arhantt_pvt)

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Updated on Sep 30, 2024 12:07 PM IST

BySanya Jain

Woman couldn't meet husband before death due to flight cancellations: Report

Amrita booked tickets for May 8 to visit her husband in Muscat. However, upon arriving at the airport, she was informed about the flight cancellation

Last week, Air India Express had to cancel many flights because of a shortage of cabin crew members. (File)

india news

Updated on May 14, 2024 02:14 PM IST

ByHT News Desk

Air India Express cancellations: Monopoly routes will be hit the most

After Vistara’s challenges with network disruption in the first week of May, another Tata group airline - Air India Express is facing a major disruption today.

business

Updated on May 08, 2024 02:17 PM IST

ByAmeya Joshi

Air India cancels Delhi-bound flight from Vancouver after six-hour delay

An Air India spokesperson said Air India AI186 was later cancelled “as a technical issue was detected in the operating aircraft”

An Air India spokesperson said some passengers were accommodated on flights operated by other airlines (AP File Photo)

india news

Updated on Jul 03, 2023 08:57 PM IST

ByNeha LM Tripathi

Air India’s San Francisco-Mumbai flight cancelled after 8-hour delay

Air India flight AI 180 was scheduled to depart at about 9pm on Thursday from San Francisco (Friday, 9.30am IST) and was to land in Mumbai at around 2.50am

An Air India flight halts at the San Francisco International Airport (PTI File Photo)

india news

Updated on Jun 10, 2023 12:24 AM IST

ByNeha LM Tripathi

US to propose new rules for airline cancellations, delays. Read details inside

The aim of the rules would be, for the first time, to require airlines to pay compensation beyond a ticket refund and to cover expenses that consumers incur.

Travellers walk with their luggage at an airport (For representation). (Reuters)

lifestyle

Published on May 08, 2023 04:25 PM IST

AP | , Delhi

Plane faces hitch just before take off at Bengaluru airport, grounded: Report

A flight from a state-run airline was stopped from taking off at Bengaluru's Kempegowda International Airport on Thursday morning after pilots observed that a technical glitch had happened.

An Alliance Air flight from Bengaluru to Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh was stopped seconds before taking off due to a technical hitch.(ANI)

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Published on Jul 22, 2022 02:43 PM IST

ByYamini C S | Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan

Heathrow restrictions hit Virgin's India-London flight, more could follow

There are 102 direct flights a week between India and Heathrow airport -- British Airways (41), Virgin Atlantic (21), Air India (33) and Vistara (seven). Heathrow airport in London is one of the busiest airports in the world.

The limits on passenger numbers imposed by Heathrow airport to cope with a staff crunch are being imposed from July 12 to September 11.(AFP)

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Published on Jul 15, 2022 07:06 PM IST

PTI |

Covid-19, winter storm delay thousands of flights on first working day of 2022

More than 1,900 US flights and more than 3,300 worldwide were grounded as of early Monday, according to tracking service FlightAware.

The cancellations, coupled with more than 5,000 flight delays on Monday, just add to the despair felt over the weekend by holidays travelers trying to get home. In picture - Travelers wait in the ticketing line at Salt Lake City International Airport in Salt Lake City.(AP)

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Published on Jan 03, 2022 08:11 PM IST

AP |

Flight cancellations, due to Covid-19 staffing issues, snarl holiday plans

Delta, United and JetBlue had all said that the Omicron variant was causing staffing problems leading to flight cancellations. United spokesperson Maddie King said staffing shortages were still causing cancellations and it was unclear when normal operations would return.

An information panel showing flight cancellations in the departure hall at Hong Kong International Airport in Hong Kong, China. Airlines face a return to the uncertainty of shifting rules and public-health developments that threw customer plans into chaos and undermined demand earlier in the pandemic. (Photographer: Chan Long Hei/Bloomberg)

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Updated on Dec 26, 2021 05:20 PM IST

AP | | Posted by Zarafshan Shiraz, New York

More than 100 Japan flights cancelled due to heavy snow

“As the weather situation in northeastern Japan remains unstable, there could be more cancellations to come,” Yutaka Kitahara, the company's operations director said.

Japan cancels more than 100 fights due to heavy snow (AP)

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Published on Dec 26, 2021 12:09 PM IST

Reuters | , Tokyo

Omicron fallout: Over 4,000 flights canceled world over on Christmas weekend

Airline carriers globally scrapped at least 2,366 flights on Friday, which fell on Christmas Eve and is typically a heavy day for air travel, according to a running tally on the flight-tracking website FlightAware.com. Nearly 9,000 more flights were delayed.

Commercial air traffic within the United States and into or out of the country accounted for more than a quarter of all the canceled flights over the weekend, FlightAware data showed.(AP)

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Published on Dec 25, 2021 05:28 AM IST

Reuters | , New York

IndiGo to refund all passengers by Jan 31 for flight cancellations due to Covid-19 lockdown

India resumed scheduled domestic passenger flights on May 25 after a gap of two months due to the coronavirus lockdown.

IndiGo in a statement said it has already processed close to Rs 1,000 crore of refunds, which is approximately 90 per cent of the total amount it owed to its customers.(Santosh Kumar/Hindustan Times)

business

Published on Dec 07, 2020 01:17 PM IST

New Delhi | ByPress Trust of India | Posted by Deepali Sharma

‘It’s a madhouse!’: Tourists pile into Cancun airport after hurricane hits

Tourists from around the globe thronged Cancun’s international airport on Thursday, shunning social distancing norms, a day after Hurricane Delta hit the Mexican beach resort and forced mass evacuations.

Even after spending hours in line, many tourists found themselves stranded.(Reuters)

lifestyle

Updated on Oct 09, 2020 12:24 PM IST

Cancun, Mexico | ByReuters | Posted by Jahnavi Gupta

Ghostly airports but easy security checks: Air travel in the time of the virus

Ghostly airports, countless flight cancellations, shops and restaurants closed: the coronavirus has played havoc with air travel in the United States.

People not travelling together are seated next to each other, many of them toward the rear of the small plane, while several rows of seats toward the front remain empty.(Unsplash)

lifestyle

Updated on Apr 27, 2020 12:26 PM IST

Rapid City, United States | ByAgence France-Presse

HT Brunch Cover Story: Meet chess ace Viswanathan Anand and his one-woman army

23 years after marriage, Aruna and Viswanathan Anand hold forth on what makes them the toughest team

Aruna and Viswanathan Anand gives a rare glimpse of their fun side; Art direction by Amit Malik; Make-up and hair: Rosh(Shivamm Paathak)

lifestyle

Updated on Dec 04, 2019 04:42 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByPriya Bala

SpiceJet cancels flights from city to Vijayawada, Kanpur

Two SpiceJet flights, scheduled to fly from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) to Vijayawada and Kanpur respectively, were cancelled on Friday. The airline did not give a reason for the cancellations, causing passengers to take to social media to complain.

cities

Updated on Sep 29, 2019 07:16 AM IST

ByNeha LM Tripathi, Mumbai

Air India to maintain record of frequent flyers

The move will help passengers missing out on updates from the national carrier regarding flight cancellations and delays because they booked their tickets through travel agents.

The airline, which is overhauling its call centre after repeated passenger complaints, will take the passengers’ consent before taking their contact information, from either the agents or the passengers themselves(File photo)

india news

Updated on Jun 03, 2019 07:14 AM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByFaizan Haidar

Jet Airways’ last flight lands in Mumbai

Jet Airways had earlier applied to deregister another four Boeing 737 planes, reducing its operational fleet even further.

Jet Airways is heading towards a complete shut down of operations even as its lenders rejected a Rs 400 crore emergency funding.(Reuters File Photo)

business

Updated on Apr 18, 2019 02:27 AM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByHT Correspondent

Suresh Prabhu calls for review of issues related to Jet Airways

Prabhu has also asked Civil Aviation Secretary Pradeep Singh Kharola to take necessary steps to protect the rights and safety of passengers.

Civil Aviation Minister Suresh Prabhu has called for a review of issues related to struggling Jet Airways, including rising fares and flight cancellations.

india news

Updated on Apr 16, 2019 12:48 PM IST

New Delhi | ByPress Trust of India

Jet Airways extends suspension of west-bound flights till April 16

It has also closed reservations for its Mumbai-London, Mumbai-Amsterdam-Mumbai and Bangalore-Amsterdam flights, up to April 18, as per the information.

The airline has also cancelled its long-haul, west-bound operations to and from Amsterdam, London Heathrow, and Paris till April 16, Jet Airways said Sunday.(HT Photo)

india news

Updated on Apr 14, 2019 04:20 PM IST

Mumbai | ByPress Trust of India

Jet crisis deepens, lessors to de-register more planes over 10 days: Reports

While some lessors have already taken their planes out after a mutual agreement with Jet, sources say the latest applications to do so are on a non-consensual basis...

world news

Updated on Apr 06, 2019 01:12 AM IST

New Delhi | ByReuters

Flight cancellations hit a record 80K people in February

According to the monthly report of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation, 79,795 passengers were hit by flight cancellations last month, more than doubling from January, when 37,819 passengers had been affected. The previous record high was in March 2018, when IndiGo, with about 40% market share, grounded 12 planes because of snags experienced by Airbus A-320 NEO engines, .

Almost 80,000 passengers had their flights cancelled in February, the highest ever, reflecting the combined impact of the grounding of about 50 Jet Airways planes and curtailing of its schedule by IndiGo(Mint File Photo)

india news

Published on Mar 30, 2019 06:41 AM IST

Hindustan Times, | ByFaizan Haidar

Air India suspends Delhi-Birmingham flights, cites shut Pakistan airspace

The Indian national carrier said that its daily flights to India from London Heathrow remain unaffected as the New Delhi and Amritsar services in and out of Birmingham will be grounded until further updates.

Air India flies six times a week from Birmingham Airport – three times direct to Delhi and three times direct to Amritsar.(Reuters/ Representative Image)

india news

Updated on Mar 15, 2019 09:22 PM IST

London | ByPress Trust of India

Air India won’t accommodate fliers from Jet’s cancelled

Officials familiar with developments said on condition of anonymity that the agreement between Air India and Jet Airways, which is facing a severe financial crisis, had been terminated.

Air India will not accommodate passengers from Jet Airways’ cancelled flights till further notice, an Air India circular issued on Friday said.(PTI Photo)

india news

Published on Mar 02, 2019 11:13 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByFaizan Haidar

Bangaluru airport show to begin on Wednesday, fares from Mumbai soar to ₹27,318

Mumbai runway repairs, flight cancellations and airline staff crunch to blame for rise in air fare

The event will be held at the Kempegowda airport in Bengaluru from Feb 20-24.(HT file)

cities

Updated on Feb 19, 2019 12:16 AM IST

Hindustan Times | ByNeha LM Tripathi, Mumbai

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IndiGo, Air India and Air India Express are offering waivers on rescheduling charges or full refunds to affected passengers.

Air India said that the flight landed normally in Abu Dhabi and will soon return to Delhi.

Severe snow caused disruptions in U.S. holiday travel, with over 7,000 flights delayed and 200 canceled due to tornadoes in the southeast.

Several flights were diverted due to inclement weather conditions and limitations related to crew training for landing in low visibility.

An undated video shows enraged Indigo passengers screaming at ground staff over a long delay in take-off.

Amrita booked tickets for May 8 to visit her husband in Muscat. However, upon arriving at the airport, she was informed about the flight cancellation

After Vistara’s challenges with network disruption in the first week of May, another Tata group airline - Air India Express is facing a major disruption today.

An Air India spokesperson said Air India AI186 was later cancelled “as a technical issue was detected in the operating aircraft”

Air India flight AI 180 was scheduled to depart at about 9pm on Thursday from San Francisco (Friday, 9.30am IST) and was to land in Mumbai at around 2.50am

The aim of the rules would be, for the first time, to require airlines to pay compensation beyond a ticket refund and to cover expenses that consumers incur.

A flight from a state-run airline was stopped from taking off at Bengaluru's Kempegowda International Airport on Thursday morning after pilots observed that a technical glitch had happened.

There are 102 direct flights a week between India and Heathrow airport -- British Airways (41), Virgin Atlantic (21), Air India (33) and Vistara (seven). Heathrow airport in London is one of the busiest airports in the world.

More than 1,900 US flights and more than 3,300 worldwide were grounded as of early Monday, according to tracking service FlightAware.

Delta, United and JetBlue had all said that the Omicron variant was causing staffing problems leading to flight cancellations. United spokesperson Maddie King said staffing shortages were still causing cancellations and it was unclear when normal operations would return.

“As the weather situation in northeastern Japan remains unstable, there could be more cancellations to come,” Yutaka Kitahara, the company's operations director said.

Airline carriers globally scrapped at least 2,366 flights on Friday, which fell on Christmas Eve and is typically a heavy day for air travel, according to a running tally on the flight-tracking website FlightAware.com. Nearly 9,000 more flights were delayed.

India resumed scheduled domestic passenger flights on May 25 after a gap of two months due to the coronavirus lockdown.

Tourists from around the globe thronged Cancun’s international airport on Thursday, shunning social distancing norms, a day after Hurricane Delta hit the Mexican beach resort and forced mass evacuations.

Ghostly airports, countless flight cancellations, shops and restaurants closed: the coronavirus has played havoc with air travel in the United States.

23 years after marriage, Aruna and Viswanathan Anand hold forth on what makes them the toughest team

Two SpiceJet flights, scheduled to fly from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) to Vijayawada and Kanpur respectively, were cancelled on Friday. The airline did not give a reason for the cancellations, causing passengers to take to social media to complain.

The move will help passengers missing out on updates from the national carrier regarding flight cancellations and delays because they booked their tickets through travel agents.

Jet Airways had earlier applied to deregister another four Boeing 737 planes, reducing its operational fleet even further.

Prabhu has also asked Civil Aviation Secretary Pradeep Singh Kharola to take necessary steps to protect the rights and safety of passengers.

It has also closed reservations for its Mumbai-London, Mumbai-Amsterdam-Mumbai and Bangalore-Amsterdam flights, up to April 18, as per the information.

While some lessors have already taken their planes out after a mutual agreement with Jet, sources say the latest applications to do so are on a non-consensual basis...

The Indian national carrier said that its daily flights to India from London Heathrow remain unaffected as the New Delhi and Amritsar services in and out of Birmingham will be grounded until further updates.

Officials familiar with developments said on condition of anonymity that the agreement between Air India and Jet Airways, which is facing a severe financial crisis, had been terminated.

Mumbai runway repairs, flight cancellations and airline staff crunch to blame for rise in air fare

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